Percentage Calculator: What is 3 percent of 500.? = 15

3 percent *500. =

(3:100)*500. =

(3*500.):100 =

1500:100 = 15

Now we have: 3 percent of 500. = 15

Question: What is 3 percent of 500.?

Percentage solution with steps:

Step 1: Our output value is 500..

Step 2: We represent the unknown value with {x}.

Step 3: From step 1 above,{500.}={100\%}.

Step 4: Similarly, {x}={3\%}.

Step 5: This results in a pair of simple equations:

{500.}={100\%}(1).

{x}={3\%}(2).

Step 6: By dividing equation 1 by equation 2 and noting that both the RHS (right hand side) of both
equations have the same unit (%); we have

\frac{500.}{x}=\frac{100\%}{3\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{500.}=\frac{3}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {15}

Therefore, {3\%} of {500.} is {15}

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500. percent *3 =

(500.:100)*3 =

(500.*3):100 =

1500:100 = 15

Now we have: 500. percent of 3 = 15

Question: What is 500. percent of 3?

Percentage solution with steps:

Step 1: Our output value is 3.

Step 2: We represent the unknown value with {x}.

Step 3: From step 1 above,{3}={100\%}.

Step 4: Similarly, {x}={500.\%}.

Step 5: This results in a pair of simple equations:

{3}={100\%}(1).

{x}={500.\%}(2).

Step 6: By dividing equation 1 by equation 2 and noting that both the RHS (right hand side) of both
equations have the same unit (%); we have

\frac{3}{x}=\frac{100\%}{500.\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{3}=\frac{500.}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {15}

Therefore, {500.\%} of {3} is {15}

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